๐Ÿ†• New #USFblog post: "Making space for Coastal Commons" Dr Ulises Moreno-Tabarez reflects on Coastal Commons, a seminar series supported by #USFSeminarSeriesAwards. ๐Ÿ”— https://www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/2026/04/29/making-space-for-coastal-commons/ #UrbanStudies #UrbanStudiesFoundation #USF
๐Ÿ“‰ How does financing transform a public service into a "commodified corridor"? In this new #USFblog post, former #USFInternationalFellow Zhengli Huang reflects on her research in Kenya, comparing the SGR and the Nairobi Expressway. ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช https://ow.ly/KOuZ50YH1Rr #Kenya #Infrastructure #PPP
๐Ÿ‘‰ New on the #USFBlog ๐Ÿฅ‚ In this guest blog, Naama Blatman, Sage Ponder & Suraya Scheba reflect on "Reparative Urban Futures," a #USF-supported workshop bringing scholars and community organisers together to rethink infrastructure, abolition, and repair from the ground up. ๐Ÿ“– ow.ly/tHov50XMIY2
๐ŸŒ New on the #USFBlog! Former #USFInternationalFellow Michael Osei Asibey reflects on his research into informal e-waste recycling and nature-based solutions for climate resilience, carried out under the mentorship of Patrick Brandful Cobbinah. ๐Ÿ‘‰ ow.ly/cpNl50XExCZ #NatureBasedSolutions #Ewaste
๐Ÿ””New in the #USFBlog! โ€œUrban politics and negotiated stateness: comparative perspectives across Africa and Eastern Europeโ€ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ow.ly/2P6o50WVrW2 ๐ŸŒCheck the 1st event of the Series! "Decentring Urban Politics: Thinking with & beyond Eastern Europe and Africa" ๐Ÿ“… 15โ€“16 Sept 2025 ๐Ÿ”— ow.ly/5Q8b50WVrW0
๐Ÿ””New on the #USFBlog: In this guest post, Dr Priscila Izar, Prof Paula Freire Santoro, and Dr Elinorata Mbuya discuss their research on how urban transformations in peripheral areas impact marginalized women, a project supported by a #USFSeminarSeriesAwards grant. ๐Ÿ‘‰https://ow.ly/Ilpm50VbLIu
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Explore the latest #USFBlog post by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki on "Debt Trap Urbanism." Their research on homelessness, temporary accommodation, and debt, supported by a Pandemics and Cities grant, unveils the ties between housing and financial struggles. Online here: https://ow.ly/56R650QNtaU
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Tackling family homelessness is an urgent national challenge. Single women with dependent children represent over a third of households in Temporary

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